Topic: population and associated issues
1. Why is conducting census important? Analyse the impact of delay in conducting decadal census. (150 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India
Why the question:
The Centre’s recent decisions have sent the already-delayed decadal Census 2021 into a deep freeze. The government issued a notification in March 2019 for conducting the census and issued another in July 2019 for updating the National Population Register and launching the first phase of the census
Key Demand of the question:
To write about importance of collecting census data and the impact of delaying it.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context of census in India.
Body:
In the first part, discuss the importance of census – essential for planning the provision of health care, education, employment, etc, helpful in the debate related to reservation policy, targeted poverty reduction programmes etc
Next, write about the impact of delaying the conduct census – freezing the administrative boundaries, migration data, unemployment, poverty data and lack of targeted policy making etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
